Jenny Raven is a Hong Kong born actress. She is known for her work on Kims Convenience as Gwen, Irina Wong in the American film ''

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'' and Sasha Dixon in the television series '' Designated Survivor''. Another notable performance was as Jasmine in " Arkangel", a Series 4 episode of the British television series '' Black Mirror''.

Early life

Jenny Raven was born on 2 November in Hong Kong to her Chinese mother and British father. She moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada after graduating from Island School in Hong Kong and graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science in Criminology and psychology.

Career

Raven first appeared in the Cantonese-language Hong Kong film ''

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'' in 2003. After moving to Toronto, Ontario, Canada and graduating, Raven landed a main role as Margo Dubois in the Canadian children's comedy TV series '' Majority Rules!'' for 26 episodes from 2009 to 2011. Raven worked alongside Juno Temple and Rhys Ifans in the American independent comedy-drama film ''

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'', which had its North American premiere at the

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. Raven appeared in the 2017 film ''

'', a

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of the 1990 film of the same name, as Irina Wong. In December 2017, she appeared as Jasmine in '' Arkangel'', an episode of '' Black Mirror''. Raven played a recurring role as Sasha Dixon in 10 episodes of the television series '' Designated Survivor'' from 2017–2018. Raven has made single-episode appearances in numerous TV shows such as '' Private Eyes'', ''

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,'' '' Good Witch'', '' Lost Girl'', and '' Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan''. Raven starred as Caine in the 2019 post-apocalyptic horror film ''

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''. In 2020, Raven landed a guest role in the award winning comedy series '' Kim's Convenience'' as Gwen, potential love interest of Kimchee played by

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. Raven played a leading role as Emily in the 2021 Adam Reider directed Canadian horror film ''

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''. Raven takes a leading role in the upcoming 2022

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television movie ''Love at sky Gardens'', Raven stars as a arista, who's spilling coffee antics, start a romance.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

External links

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Jenny Raven profile

Jenny Raven - Designated Survivor, selected scenes by Vimeopro

Jenny Raven Interview
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